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fandomsecrets2012-10-13 03:21 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-10-13 03:21 pm
[ SECRET POST #2111 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2111 ⌋
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Re: OP
(Anonymous) 2012-10-18 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)Thea Sharrock is one of the UK's greatest contemporary theatre directors. I've seen a large amount of her work and time and time again it has been nuanced, gripping and sophisticated. She is a highly experienced director, as well as a very intelligent individual.
None of this means you can't like her Henry V, of course. Personally, I loved it. I felt like she unravelled a narrative in it that I'd never see before - one in which Henry wasn't glorified or demonised but simply a man learning on the job. I saw a talking heads interview with her where she stated that a lot of people had asked her whether it was going to be "pro-war or anti-war", to which she replied "neither. I'm just telling the story", which is exactly what she did. I'm sorry it disappointed you in terms of how you envisage Henry V in your head but that is the joy of theatre - there will be other Henry Vs and sooner or later your Henry V will come along. For me, seeing the Crispin's day speech done to a small group of men was incredibly affecting - Henry was simply asking them to be brave - yet it stood in stark contrast to the speech at the gates of Harfleur where he was clearly shocking himself as he made his threats to rape and murder. "Soft and stupid" - I disagree.
Ultimately, you are of course free to be disappointed - I didn't think much of the Henry IVs, personally - but there's really no justififcation for labelling either Sharrock or Hiddleston "illiterate", "incompetent" or an "idiot" simply because their interpretation was not yours.